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| bio | website | HouseOfBilz.com |
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| location | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| age | 36 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 8 months |
| seen | 9 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 2 |
Software developer, Father, Husband and nerd.
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Feb 16 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Oct 10 |
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Are Z-shaped cranks a good idea? Yours is my favorite response. I remember this rigid-body torque question from Statics in college. The prof came up with a dozen different complicated designs for the same idea... "the sum of the forces equals zero". It doesn't matter what the shape of the arm is. (Except, of course, the weight of the new shape will cause some negligible torque in this position, but that will get zeroed out by a different position in the cycle.) Good explanation! |
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Mar 22 |
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How to avoid wearing out gears? Yes, this sounds exactly like what is happening here. I rode 1000 miles last year. I guess I just expected everything to last longer... I suppose I should have replaced my chain before it wore out my gears, then? |
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Mar 22 |
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How to avoid wearing out gears? Yeah, about every two weeks in my case... 10 mile round trip to work. |
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Mar 22 |
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How to avoid wearing out gears? @Neil Fein: Yes, the worn out sprockets are the ones I spend most my time on. The worn gears are on the back. |
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Mar 22 |
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How to avoid wearing out gears? Thanks for the answer. You mention that it is unlikely that the chain and gears are worn out at 1000 miles... but this isn't my assessment. It is the repair-guy at my bike shop. He told me that after putting on the new chain, two of the cogs were still slipping. Still, thank you. This is useful info. |
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Mar 22 |
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How to avoid wearing out gears? Thanks. I was cleaning and lubing my chain about every 80 to 100 miles last season. I rode almost exclusively on pavement. Is that enough? |
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Mar 21 |
awarded | Student |
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Mar 21 |
asked | How to avoid wearing out gears? |
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Sep 10 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Sep 8 |
awarded | Autobiographer |
